Middle income vs North Macedonia: Ores and metals imports

Middle income
8.3%
in 2024
North Macedonia
11.2%
in 2024
Middle income rank
5th
North Macedonia rank
3rd

Ores and metals imports over time

  • Middle income
  • North Macedonia
051015198420042024

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 11.2% against 8.3% in Middle income, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.3 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Middle income ahead.

Middle income ranks 5th and North Macedonia ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1990s 3.8% 3.4% 0.4% Middle income
2000s 5.2% 3.1% 2.1% Middle income
2010s 6.6% 13.2% 6.6% North Macedonia
2020s 7.8% 13.9% 6.1% North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, Middle income or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 11.2% against 8.3% in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Middle income and North Macedonia?
2.9%, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and North Macedonia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Middle income and North Macedonia rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Middle income ranks 5th and North Macedonia ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,983 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.